a surfer's perspective.

surfers have an amazing worldview . . .

Rathika: Yes, my parents are from Sri Lanka. It's near India.
Alberto: Sri Lanka? Really?!? That's niiiiice. That's great. Wow.
Rathika: Yeah! . . . uh, why?
Alberto: amazing surfing there!

pretty much, if you can surf it, they've heard of it.